If you inadvertantly took a pair of men's brown and beige dance shoes in a Buenos Aires shoe bag, please let me know. George left his shoes at the front desk while he danced. When he returned, the shoes were gone. If you have them, please call me at 201-826-6602 or send me an e mail to
firehousetango@gmail.com. Thanks. After three glorious weeks in the sun, I'm back to the world's friendliest (and I think the best) milonga. I loved my vacation, but
I'm very happy to return to my dear friends at home.
Thanks, thanks, and more thanks to the Firehouse Tangueros
Huge helpings of gratitude go to all of you who brought food and drinks, set up, and cleaned up. I am very aware that my trip would be impossible without an enormous amount of help from the folks back home.
The logistics - The Superhero Team
Special thanks to Terri Lopez, Steve Turi, Fran Chesleigh, and Pat Altman for making the whole shebang such a great success. Terri, with Steve's help, planned; ran operations; and coordinated setup and cleanup (and that's not all.) Fran and Pat executed the lessons to perfection.
These folks fielded the problems and glitches that seem to arise every week. The tasks
involved in running Firehouse are monumental, and we are incredibly fortunate to have so many fabulous friends willing to step in whenever needed.
The newsletter
This Firehouse Tango newsletter has been published nearly every week since March, 2002 and thanks to Fran and Pat, the past two weeks were no exception.
Among his countless talents, our remarkable instructor, Fran Chesleigh, is a professional writer. As
always when I am out, he and his equally extraordinary assistant, Pat Altman, flawlessly and with a style of their own, take over the task of writing the Firehouse Tango newsletter. I didn't have the foresight to take my computer, so our wonderful Tibor did the work for me.
The awesome duo (Fran and Pat) is usually found at "Fran's Table" in the alcove closest to the DJ table. They are always happy to answer your Tango questions or show you how to do something you might
have missed, so make sure to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to learn from the best.
Superman Steve Turi was Clean-up Editor.
The music - DJ Johnny Tablada
Aren't we fortunate to have Johnny in our Firehouse Family? I heard the music was marvelous. What a pity I couldn't have been there!
Johnny has an amazing and extensive knowledge of Argentine Tango, with a huge collection of our
favorite tangos, valses and milongas. He also dances at Firehouse almost every Thursday, and we adore him. .
Thursday, February 16 Judy Saul, Debbie Glaser, and Nathan Amitai celebrated their joint birthdays
I heard it was wonderful. So sorry to have missed this incredible celebration.
If heaven is anything like celebrating one’s
birthday at Firehouse Tango, it has a lot to recommend it. Frankly, I’d rather be at Firehouse. Thank you lovely tangueras, for a birthday memory I shall cherish. Con mucho amore, Steve
Turi
I keep saying I do not want to celebrate any more birthdays, but how many men will line up to dance with me, if not for the traditional tributes on birthdays.....oh well, you know that is not really true because our tanqueros dance with all of the ladies... Terri Lopez I'm waiting for more suggestions for cortinas. Let me know if you have some favorite non tango music, and I will
try to play it. This week's cortinas were for Mardi Gras (next Tuesday.) Next week's will be Dave Brubeck cortinas.
A cortina (curtain) is a short piece (20–60 seconds) of non-dance music that is played between tandas at a milonga (tango dance event). The cortina lets the dancers know that the tanda has ended. The partners can then without insult thank each other and return to their own tables, to find a new dance partner at the next tanda. Cortinas are used at many of the milongas in Argentina and Uruguay but are increasingly common elsewhere. - Wikipedia
Let us know if you are celebrating an occasion and would like to request special music for that night’s cortinas. We will try very hard to accommodate you. We welcome readers' contributions about Argentine Tango in general and Firehouse Tango in particular. Send your thoughts to firehousetango@gmail.com We welcome readers' contributions about Argentine Tango in general and Firehouse Tango in particular. Send your thoughts to firehousetango@gmail.com Hi everybody, Fran here with your Tango Tip of the Week. Let's talk about what kind of Tango student you are. How much do you really -- I mean really -- want to learn how to dance Tango? I'm going to describe a few different categories, and ask you to be the judge as to just where you place yourself in the student
spectrum.
Category 1: This student eats, sleeps, and breathes Tango 24/7. He/she embraces the process of learning as a necessary condition of improving over time. She/he takes regular, ongoing private lessons with a legitimate social Tango instructor, supplements these with solid, progressive classes, and visits the available milongas
at least three times per week. Although this student seeks out other dancers who are committed to the process of serious learning, he/she welcomes the opportunity to dance with anyone who's willing, because she/he recognizes that one can learn a great deal from interacting with students at every level of skill.
Category 2: This student feels
he/she would really love to learn Tango, but can't seem to find the time or money to take ongoing lessons. Private instruction is just out of the question due to its prohibitive expense, and classes never seem to be scheduled at convenient times to fit in with her/his other commitments. He/she is too tired after work to even think about heading out to a milonga, where there's no one to dance with anyway. (Maybe tomorrow night would work.) If only she/he had a regular partner ... oh
well, that's not going to happen anytime soon. Gee, if only things were different ... what's on TV tonight?
Category 3: This student likes the idea of maybe knowing how to dance Tango, but when it comes to an actual commitment to learning, well, that's another story. He/she has already put in enough effort with high school and/or
college -- and/or (ugh!) job training. And besides, a lot can be picked up from YouTube these days, if one really wants to put in the time, right? Life is short. Why waste it on more schooling?
Do you fit into any of these categories? Maybe you have your own special category, one which I haven't described here. In any event, right now, today, this minute, you're either learning Tango or you're coming up
with reasons (dare we call them excuses?) why you just can't seem to manage it.
Let's face the bottom line. Would you like to learn Tango? In my opinion, there's only one way, sisters and brothers. You have to go Category 1 all the way, and just do it!!! (Reread the description of a Category 1 Tango hurricane, and get swept up, starting today!)
Ahhhhhh ... I can feel the breeze, starting to pick up. Maybe, that's you putting your Tango shoes on.
Saturdays with Fran and Pat at Dardo Galletto Studios
Please join us for our
Saturday Practica at Dardo Galletto Studios, 151 West 46th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), 11th floor; 2-4pm, $10 per person. (Bringing a partner isn't necessary.) Pat and I will both be on hand to answer any questions you may have about your dancing, and to help you with material you're working on. Plus you get a new “must-have” tango move each week! If you’d like a private lesson, you can visit our website at www.franchesleigh.com, call Fran directly at 212-662-7692, or email him at franchesleigh@mac.com Join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/franchesleighllc
Lucile Krasne Special Tango Birthday Brunch
ESMERALDA’S SPECIAL TANGO BIRTHDAYBRUNCH—SUN. FEB. 26 @ Session 73 Dance
& Enjoy a Beautiful Brunch! Tanguero Dennis Farley joins me—his actual b’day! We’ll celebrate the Q Train, almost coming INTO Session 73! And parking spaces
returned! Save Sunday, Feb 26, 1 pm to
5 with DJ ILene Marder! Admission $15.
We’ll celebrate the very date that ILENE held her first
ever Woodstock Tango event!! And look what that wrought!
Tango and non-tango artists are welcome to come to sketch us folks as we will be joined by URBAN SKETCHERS with special thanks to Mark Leibowitz, organizer of NYC Urban Sketchers, and
Tanguera Shawne Cooper, co-hosting this special addition! (No admission charge for non-dancing Urban Sketchers—well for all non-dancing friends )
We’ll dance into the cafe space as tables will surround it —also still dance in the bar area and back party room Eating and drinking always optional
though.
HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US! ABRAZOS, LUCILLE
Simply Social Dancing
Latin Night at La Havana
59 110 Moonachie Ave, Moonachie NJ
Tuesday, February
28th 7:00 to 10:00 pm
Mostly Salsa and Argentine Tango... some Bachata, Merengue, Rumba, & Cha
Cha. A Latin evening for those who enjoy Latin music, food, and dancing! An Argentine Tango lesson to start (for all level
dancers).
$20.00 cover includes 2 house drinks or 1 drink & 1 Latin Night appetizer
For reservations and
directions:
Nelson and Madalyn's Milonga in Closter
Greetings Tango Amigos, Please join us for our Next
"La Milonga” at: VENTURADANCE CENTER 540 Durie Ave.Closter, NJ
Saturday Night, March 11th 8:30 to Midnight with the John De Cesare Tango Trio
Tango Exhibition with Madalyn and Nelson Avila, Nelson’s great selection of Tango Music including some Ballroom, Latin, Hustle, Swing
Complimentary Classes: Beginners
7:30-8:00 Int/Advanced 8:00-8:30
Coffee, Tea, Light Snacks and…. your presence for another Magical Night of Dancing!
$20 in advance, $25 at the door Call ahead to reserve your table and pay $20!
Tell them you are from Firehouse and you can have the $20 admission at the door.
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Our cancelation policy - We STILL rarely cancel
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Even though we had to cancel once this year because of a blizzard, we still rarely cancel!
We want to remind everyone that if the weather looks really bad, we will leave messages on our web site www.firehousetango.com and my cell
phone 201-826-6602. Feel free to leave a message.
We cancel only when absolutely necessary (only about eight or nine times in all these years - including, unfortunately, the Thursday that I was in Florida, but please check whenever you're not sure. If there isn't any message, we're
on.
During Hurricane Sandy, when we had only cell phone service, I was able to leave a message on my cell, so I guess that the best number to call is 201-826-6602.
The following folks helped set up, break down and clean up before and after the milonga. Without them, there would be no Firehouse Tango. - Nina
- Steve Turi
- Lynn Gross
- Elena Titova
- Jesse Barton
And of course, without Terri Lopez and Steve Turi we would have to close up shop. A reminder that Firehouse Tango does not supply wine - Your fellow tangueros bring it. Therefore, if you drink it, please make sure to bring a bottle every so often.The folks below brought food and wine this week - - Henry Kim - Danish Pastry
- Nina Grynyk - Enapanadas, Meat Stuffed Cauliflower & Apple Pie
And these people brought
wine
- Barbara Lombardi
- Mary Pagano
- George Ngo
- Richard Abrahamsen
- Walter Milani
- Gino Formoso
- Bob Brillo
- Diane Langmuir
- John Barous
- Jesse & Cathy
- Francis & Marie
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